When I heard this on Radio4 this morning I thought brilliant news, but as the details trickled out I have become a little sceptical.Valleywood meets LG electronics.

The car is going to be an electric/hybrid vehicle aimed at women with the code name "Charlotte".Not exactly what Aston Martin are best known for.The words taking a punt come to mind.I wonder how much of the Labour WAG election budget was the bribe, Edwina was a bit tight lipped on the amount, funny considering its our money!

This is the description of the car. I'm not quite sure where Zach got 'Charlotte' from! It's called the DBX.

The two-door 4x4 grand tourer aimed at wealthy families was a surprise revealed almost a year ago at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.

Although the car unveiled was an all-electric 4x4 with four separate motors at each wheel, Aston Martin's final production version - expected to retain the DBX name - is set to be a four door hybrid petrol-electric hatchback crossover.

It's set to go head-to-head with sporty SUV rivals including the new Bentley Bentayga, Jaguar F-Pace and Maserati Levante, along with the Range Rover Sport and Porsche's Macan and Cayenne.

At the time of the unveiling, Aston Martin said the DBX aimed to 'challenge the nature of luxury GT travel in the 21st Century.'

A spokesman said: 'It has been created to defy conventional thinking about the luxury GT segment. It widens the appeal of the iconic British luxury brand and reaches out to a more diverse global audience than ever before.'

I'm not quite sure where Zach got 'Charlotte' from! It's called the DBX.

The MD of Aston Martin was being interviewed on Radio Wales this morning and this is the code name given to it as he said it would be aimed at Women. Designers and engineers would ask "what would Charlotte want?"

Oliver Hydes (Radio Wales) then said it sounds like a Range Rover Vogue type market, blingey. MD sort of agreed.Oli then said the only Charlotte we know has a singing career, noisy parties and lives a few miles from the plant, as which point the MD did not sound at all happy the way the interview was going !!

A spokesman said: 'It has been created to defy conventional thinking about the luxury GT segment. It widens the appeal of the iconic British luxury brand and reaches out to a more diverse global audience than ever before.'

B*ll*cks!

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Zach wrote:The MD of Aston Martin was being interviewed on Radio Wales this morning and this is the code name given to it as he said it would be aimed at Women. Designers and engineers would ask "what would Charlotte want?"

Oliver Hydes (Radio Wales) then said it sounds like a Range Rover Vogue type market, blingey. MD sort of agreed.Oli then said the only Charlotte we know has a singing career, noisy parties and lives a few miles from the plant, as which point the MD did not sound at all happy the way the interview was going !!